Clasificación:
972.801 T255
Autores:
Título:
The technology of maya civilization : political economy and beyond in lithic studies. --
Imp / Ed.:
Sheffield, Reino Unido ; Oakville, ON, Canadá : Equinox, c2011.
Descripción:
xii, 210 p. : il. ; 25 cm.
Serie:
Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology
Contenido:
1. The technology of ancient Maya civilization -- Part I. Comparative studies. 2. Lessons from the field : the contribution of Colha to lowland Maya lithic research -- 3.
Observations on the use-life trajectory of lithic artifacts at Tikal, Guatemala -- 4. Socioeconomic and political implications of regional studies of Maya lithic artifacts : two case studies
of the Copan Region, Honduras, and the Aguateca Region, Guatemala -- Part II. Chert studies. 5. Ancient Maya exploitation of non-renewable resources in the eastern Maya lowlands -- 6.
Defining the chert paucity problem in the northern Maya lowlands : a first approximation -- 7. Phantom lithics at Chunchucmil, Yucatán, Mexico -- Part III. Obsidian studies. 8. The history of
Tak'alik Ab'aj : an obsidian perspective -- 9. The obsidian workshop of El Baúl, Cotzumalhuapa -- 10. Procurement and production of obsidian artifacts at Calakmul -- 11. The extraction of
obsidian at El Chayal, Guatemala -- Part IV. Jade studies. 12. Ancient jade workshops : archaeological reconnaissance in the upper Rio El Tambor, Guatemala -- 13. The organization of jade
production at Cancuen, Guatemala -- Part V. Conclusion. 14. Political economy and beyond in Maya lithic studies --
ISBN:
9781845535087
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